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So the French for walnut is “noix”, which just means “nut”
Which begs the question: do they consider walnuts to be the most nut-like nut, the platonic, ideal nut?
Or did they just get bored naming all the others?
Which begs the question: do they consider walnuts to be the most nut-like nut, the platonic, ideal nut?
Or did they just get bored naming all the others?
And Italian. What& #39;s going on?
OK mind blown.
Walnut in English comes from the Old English "wealh" for foreign
So walnut literally means "foreign nut"
It& #39;s "foreign nut" in every European country where it is foreign
But not.... France and Italy! Because, as we have learned, there it& #39;s just a nut
Walnut in English comes from the Old English "wealh" for foreign
So walnut literally means "foreign nut"
It& #39;s "foreign nut" in every European country where it is foreign
But not.... France and Italy! Because, as we have learned, there it& #39;s just a nut
I will leave you with Harlan Pepper naming nuts. Happy Sunday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3COpxKYnjPY">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
